The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-18
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

Measures Acted On md Passed Ey Botll
Houses.
Sptcia. Correspondence Of The Inttli9a,ctr.
Z CHARLESTON, ". Va, Feb. lG.-In the
Senate Mr.. Sommerville, from the Com.
mittee on the Judiciary, reported Senate
Bill No. l57, to ALLOW appeals from circui,
courts to the Supreme Court Of Appcalt
in sll cases involving tho valuation of rail,
road property. He aleo reported bsck the
bill to require county courts to pay over tc
incorporated towns a ieir proportion oI
the taxes raised for county purposes, with
the recommendation that it do not pass.
Mr.. McCallietsr reported from the Com.
mlttee on Counties, ETC., the petition for
the repeal Of the charter Of Bethany, as q
matter inexpedient to legislate upon.
Mr.. Bond introduced Senate Bill 1853, Ia
exempt from city taxation csrtain newly
established manufactures. ,,Et.5
Mr.. woodward, from the Committee on
Counties, Districts and Municipal corpora.
tions, reported back the bill to amend the
charter Of Weston, with the recommsnda.
ton that it be passed. lal
Tho Pfohibitory bill aud the License
bill consumed the remainder OF the fore.
noon aession and G good portion OF the
afternoon Hession. n - f., y
MIR. Hoke's House joint 1eaolution No,
G, proposing an amendment to the Con.
stitution, 10 provide that in suits at COM
mon law, where the value in controversy
exceeds twenty dollars. exclusive OF in.
terest and coats, the right OF trial by jusy.
if required by either party, shall be pre.
served; and in such suit before justice a
jury may consist OF Bix jurors, was read
the third time, but the Senate refused to
pass 1t.
Senate bill so, relative to forms of deeds
md covenants and to sales under deeds Of
trust; 80, that no fes shall be collected by
distress or suit after five years, unless
within two years return OF no property has
been made; Z, Mr.. Morrison's bill to pro.
vide for the removal Of mill-dams, and all
other distractions in Elk river, OF this
State, from the Webster county limo to the
mouth Of said river; House bill ITO, to
amend and re.enact an Act to authorize
the County OF Jefferson to find at lower
rate Of interest or on be!tor terms the out.
nthAa!I6 ooAun Va ehlu county, passed
March 2, 1851; Senate bill 1872, concerning
tho collection Of taxes by sheriff., were
passed. Also Senate bill 50, tho general
license bill. 9s s.
The remainder Of the afternoon session
was spent on the second readings of bills.
~ EVENING SESSION. III
In 1.-THE Senate, in the evening, Mr..
Gleason's House Bill No. SO, to prohibit
the employment Of minors under twelve
years Of age in factories, mines, ETC., came
up for consideration. Mr.. Scott moved ia
mako the limit ten years, and made q
speech in favor Of this proposition. Mr.
Sommerville moved to strike out ten and
insert eleven. Mr.. Oxley said he felt dis.
posed to ask that the bill might be. laid
over till the Senator from Raleigh T Nc.
Creery] could be present and tell abou,
the poor orphans in his district Laugh.
ter but as he saw that there was a pro.
yiso excluding the country districts, he
would not do so. Tho debate ran on 10,
some time. President Prlco suggested Z
proviso that the bill should not be in force
in any town during the vacation OF the
free schools. Mr.. Sommervillo reSardet
this as impracticablo so lar as glasshouse
boys are concerned. Tho amendment,
we're all Withdrawn. MIR. Brown thoueh
the bill would be all right ii the State hst
a compulsory school lsw;.without such
law he regarded it as very unwise. Mr.
Oxley took the same view. Mr.. Flour
noy renewed the motion to plac,
the limit q! eleven years. Preai
dent Prico opposed any law tha
would prevent children Of poo
j naonla frorn aiding In tha Bnnnnrk of fhai